Golf club



G. P. REID GOLF CLUB Oct. 15, 1940.

Filed Aug. 13, 1936 /NV'EN TOR.

Patented Oct. 15, 1940 ATENT OFFICE GOLF CLUB Glenn Percival Reid,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Application August 13, 1936, SerialNo. 95,777

2 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in golf clubs. The objects of theinvention are to provide a grip for a golf club which will conform tothe position of the p-layers hands, whereb-y his .i grip will beperfectly comfortable and free from conscious strain when addressing theball. A further object is to prevent the development of a callous on thepalm of the upper hand, and a still further object is to provide a gripwhich i will automatically align the club in the players hands so thatthe ball may be properly directed when struck.

Where grips of the conventional type are used it is necessary for theupper hand to be very l tightly gripped in order that the club shaft atthe moment of impact should lie in a Vertical plane transverse to theline of the drive, and it is with a view to overcoming this strain thatthe present invention is designed.

20 The invention consists of a club having a grip which is curved at itsupper end so that a firm non-sliding grip is obtained by the lower handand an effortless but effective grip is obtained by the upper hand, aswill be more fully described 25 in the following specification and shownin the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a general view of agolf club fitted with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan View looking down along the 30 longitudinal axis of theclub shaft.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of the club shaft and preferred grip.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of the club shaft and conventionallyslightly tapered grip modified 35 according to the invention.

In the drawing like characters of reference indicate corresponding partsin each figure.

The numeral I indicates generally a golf club consisting of a club head2, a shaft 3 and a grip o 4 which is preferably bell shaped at its upperend as at 5, the bell shaped portion 5 is preferably no greater inlength than that which can be conveniently held within the upper hand ofthe player. The cross section of the grip through- 45 out its length iscircular.

The upper end 5 of the grip or that portion which is held by the playersupper hand is slightly curved along its longitudinal axis 6, shown indotted line, the curve leading in an upward and substantially rearwarddirection as 5 at I or in the direction rearwardly away from the face ofthe clubs head, the curve being such as to present `a substantiallystraight line along the periphery of the grip on its forward side as at8, as at X-X in Figure 3 and Y-Y in Figure 10 4. 'I'he line X-X ofFigure 3 and Y-Y of Figure 4 may be inclined slightly towards thelongitudinal axis 6 of the club so that no protuberance is presentedbeyond the normal vertical face of the grip where it meets the palm ofthe upper hand. The cross section of the grip being circular throughoutits length affords an easy andl effective grip to both hands, thecurvature of said grip being rearwardly away from the face of the clubshead affords a secure grip against endwise movement of the club and thesubstantially straight side engaging the palm of the upper hand enablesthe club to be properly aligned without imposing strain on the upperhand or wrist of the player.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A golf club comprising a head, a shaft having a straight axis, and agrip circular in cross section from end to end and of progressivelyincreased diameter to the upper end of the shaft; the peripheral face ofthe grip from end to end along one side lying entirely within atangential plane parallel to the straight axis of the shaft.

2. A golf club comprising a head, a shaft having. an axis straight toits upper end, and a grip circular in cross section from end to end andof progressively increased diameter to its upper end throughout thatportion which is engaged b-y a players upper hand; the peripheral faceof the grip from end to end along one side lying en- 4 tirely within atangential plane which is parallel to the straight axis o-f the shaftand angled with respect to the face of the head.

GLENN PERCIVAL REID. l

